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Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 10:00Passed
Iraila 2022
Larunbata 17
10:00 - 11:30

Jardin botanique du Père Delavay

777 Rte du Lac, 74260 Les Gets
  • Haute-Savoie
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Visit of the Priest Delavay botanical garden

Guided visit to the discovery of the plants listed by the Priest Delavay
Sábado 17 septiembre 2022, 10:00Passed
Mélanie Carle

Jean-Marie Delavay is a priest born in Les Gets in 1834.
In 1867, he's been sent in China to fill in an ecclesiastical mission and seized opportunity to discover the local flora. Passionate by botanic, he identify more than 200 000 plants, actually at the Natural History Museum of Paris.

In 2017, the Association Jean-Marie Delavay created this botanical garden to pay hommage to the priest and to highlight his discoveries: peony, iris, lilac, rowan, cherry tree...

Types d'événement
Visite commentée / Conférence
Thème 2022
Patrimoine durable
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Gratuit

About the location

Jardin botanique du Père Delavay
777 Rte du Lac, 74260 Les Gets
  • Haute-Savoie
  • Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Garden near the Lake of Schools. Free access all year round. Parking nearby.
Tags
Espace naturel, parc, jardin